Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-16
Spring FIELDS YOTNG MEN.

We are glad to be able, honestly, to
point" To the young men Of Springfield
with real pride" Persons "f this class in
many cities are viewed with alarm" and
very properly ~. because they are allowed
to go as they please when they are boys,
and very naturally run wild" A boy is
like u colt, in number of respects chiefly,
rein and curb-directior, guidance and con
troll until he has acquired the power Of con
trolling himself. Therefore. in those com
munitieS where boys or young men are left
"a follow their own inclinati"u> they grow
up in idlcness and dissipation and conSe-
quently go 10 ruin. Thirty "r forty years
ago Springfield presented many sal exam
pies and spectacles "t the sons of wealthy
parents sowing wild nat>" first, and reap
ing tares. and thistie>. and feeding on
hn>ks afterward.
Now. however. We can present in Spring
field ss line a body 0f Young men As can be
found in any city of 10. 0O0 10 -, 600 people
i'll the land. We have few dissolute
young men. who have been foolishly blind
10 the ghastly object lessons of former
years and TO all the teaching of events.
and have persisted in following courses that
have proved curses To themselves and to
young men are either i'll trade or in the
machine shops and are good and useful cit
izrns. They Are Of different political par
ties and are connected with the several
in the details of commendable business ell
t-TpriSeS and are working their own way in
the world in manner very creditable TO
them. We may point to the young FOoS-s.
BOwmans, keIly>. Thomases, Whiteleys,
WardeTS, FaSSlerS. keiferS. and hundreds
of others We might name. whose fathers
have carved out their own fortunes, and
who could have brought up their boys in
ease and educated" them into dudes and
elegant loaferS. but who We're too wise and
practical-and too humane-to do
this, but preferred 10 teach and train them
in such a way as to iii them for trades and
professions. and who brought them up in
habits of industry and self-reliance. 80 that
they are already young men ot the same
sort A. their fathers were before them
men who are accomplishing something
at valne for themselves and for their city.
We would be glad to print large unmIber
OF names of young men of this sort, but
the REPUBIIC is not a business directory.
and its columns have not sufficient capacity
for complete list Of this most honorable
fraternity. for whose members We have A
most kindly feeling. as We have seen them
grow up from childhood, pursuing right
courses and noble ambitions
These facts teach most important lesson.
We have such splendid corps of young
men as We have here. chiefly because the
bows of the city have been given something
Ia do. and have been kept at il. from their
early days. They have been allowed hours
for rest and recreation but not idleness:
they have had play spells" but not life of
ease and pleasure seeking. They have
gone into shops, or counting g-rooms. or
offices. and been trained To- participation in
practical affairs and are tsking places in
s.tb,gC~
with these occupied hv their
fathers. All this is no doubt in part due "a
the fact that Springfield is an industrial
town, inhabited. largely, by men who actu-
ally work. with hands. or brain. OF both.
and that work is popularity considered to be
and-idlenesS dishonorable.
Springfield is. therefore. very fortunate
in this respect. a. this feature is one of the
facts which assure its steady growth and its
future greatness. And. further. a. a result
Of this we have no separation of our people
into classes: We have no upper classes a.
distinct from the common people. for the
wealthy people and those who earn their |
bread from the sweat OF their faces are 81
'ngared in pursuits of common and mutual |
interests that separation into /
,asteS or social grades seems i'm |
,ossible. There is very little. if /
my. assumption of superiority, on ac-
ount of wealth. and if there were any il .
would only make the persons who indulge |
II il absurd and ridiculous laughing
tock of the fellow citizens. Men and
women are largely estimated here accord
NJ 10 their real value; they are esteemed
nd honored if they are Intelligent, indus
rious and well meaning. no matter how
oor they may be. and if they are vain and
and put on airs, they are deS-
Used, or pitied, irrespective of the amount of
'ealth they possess. And this is precisely
: il should be. Merit makes the man, or
ioman-not money. or position. This is
he Object-lesSon presented 10 the boys and
iris Of the city. The road to success. here.
: through industrial or professional pur-
Iits through hard and honest work. per
Sted in, from day Ia day.
Not day passes over the earth but men
nd women Of no note do great deeds.
peak great words, and suffer noble sor-
yws. OF these obscure heroes, philos0- {
hers and martyrs. the greatest part will
ever be- known till that hour when many ,
Iat were great shall be- small and the small
reat.-Charles Reade.
We have an idea that Heaven will be- full
.